Celebrate life!

01-22-2019, 04:42 PM

Totally off topic, I know, but I had to share the brand new hummingbird nest and eggs I discovered in my rose bushes when pruning yesterday. The nest was empty then, but when I checked again this morning, there were two tiny eggs. This brings me joy, and I hope it does for you too!

(KLD)

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The white is a mix of dandelion fluff and spider webs, the best I can tell (there are a bunch of dandelions right next to my rose beds).

I will try to get some more photos, but don't want to scare away the parents. They will abandon a nest if disturbed too much. Ruby throats such as these hatch in 14-16 days, and then take another 4-5 weeks or fledge (leave the nest).

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I will try to get some more photos, but don't want to scare away the parents. They will abandon a nest if disturbed too much. Ruby throats such as these hatch in 14-16 days, and then take another 4-5 weeks or fledge (leave the nest).

The SCI-Nurses are advanced practice nurses specializing in SCI/D care. They are available to answer questions, provide education, and make suggestions which you should always discuss with your physician/primary health care provider before implementing. Medical diagnosis is not provided, nor do the SCI-Nurses provide nursing or medical care through their responses on the CareCure forums.

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Spring of 2016 was our first year in this house. 2 hummers built their nest in the strut of our kitchen window shade. It was glorious as we set up the camera on a tripod on the kitchen sink so it looked directly into the nest. We took videos. The best was a few days before the 2 chicks finally left. They had been moving around in the next (which bulged as they tried to squirm past one another) they one morning mom stood on the edge, raised her beak and throat and sang. Chicks did likewise and for 3 hours, I swear she taught them to sing proper hummer tunes.

I never felt so welcomed... well maybe. The previous house had welcomed me in the second month when I went out on the new deck to find a newborn fawn had been left 5 feet from the ramp to wait out the day and gather strength. Mom collected it before first light of the following morning. There was some rain that afternoon and I watched the fawn lick drops from its fur, but it stayed in its spot, as it was programmed to do. I've been so blessed. Nature seems to know I cannot go out much to hunt for such sights, and she deposits them in my lap. sort of.